Taber's Medical Dictionary
distribution
(dis″trĭ-bū′shŏn )
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1. In anatomy, the dividing and spreading of anything (esp. blood vessels and nerves) among tissues.
2. The presence of entities, e.g., hair, fat, or nutrients, at various sites or in particular patterns throughout the body.
3. In demography or statistics, the pattern of events or locations.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Distribution." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750030/all/distribution.
Distribution. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750030/all/distribution. Accessed April 17, 2026.
Distribution. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750030/all/distribution
Distribution [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 17]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750030/all/distribution.
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